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Statistical Assessment of Team Performance and Coaches Salaries

A correctional analysis is undertaken in order to test whether or not there is a correlation between basketball coaches salaries a...

Using a T-Test to Assess Data

The paper uses descriptive statistics and shows the use of hypothesis testing utilizing a two tailed t-test. The data provided ar...

Canadian Drug Testing in the Workplace

Employers in Canada face legislative restrictions concerning their abilities to test employees for drugs. This foundation level p...

Educational Ethical Issues: Standardized Tests

This 3 page paper gives an overview of the ethical education issue of standardized tests. This paper includes how the test scores ...

"Cancer Alley" and Environmental Justice

This paper describes the case made against Shell Oil Company by the residents of "Cancer Alley," a stretch of the Mississippi with...

Take Charge, Take the Test, A CDC Campaign

This research paper describes and evaluates the CDC's "Take Charge, Take the Test," which is a campaign targeted at African Americ...

Correlations, ANOVA, and T-Tests

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at various statistical tests of significance. T-tests, ANOVA, and correlational statis...

Research Design in Standardized Testing

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at standardized testing. Program evaluation is used to examine the efficacy of standar...

Change Readiness

Once an organization has decided it needs to change, it will need to know the state of readiness it has to make those changes. Thi...

Change at Monsanto

In the 1990's Monsanto changed from a general chemical company to a firm specializing in life sciences. Using a case study the ch...

Psychometric Testing

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at psychometric testing. Testing concepts are examined through discussion questions. Pa...

Standardized Testing Criticisms

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at standardized testing. A favorable position is taken towards the use of such tests. P...

The Construction of Psychological Tests

test development is the factor analysis method. In this method, one identifies the "dimensions underlying a large number of observ...

Laws and Ethics of Testing

(2) informed consent is implied because testing is conducted as a routine educational, institutional or organizational activity" (...

The SBQ-R and its Validity

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at the SBQ-R psychological test. Drawing upon a review of literature, the validity of ...

Chi Squared Test and Statistical Analysis

In six pages this paper examines a hypothetical test with a chi squared test used in a comparison as a way of understanding how st...

A WISC III Intelligence Scale Examination

examples in answer (Kaufman, 1994 and See Also MacMillan, 1996, p. 133). This essay discusses potential Wechsler candidates, the...

Freedom and the Constitution

One word that comes to mind when talking about the U.S. Constitution is freedom. This paper examines how the freedom of expression...

Attendance Policies for High Schools

In seven pages this paper concentrates on high school students who are considered at risk and various issues and problems involvin...

The Ethical Dilemma of Animal Testing

The biomedical testing of animals is examined in five pages through a fictional proposed law that ban animal testing with the exce...

What it Takes to Change

5 pages and 2 sources. This paper provides an overview of what it might take to change the future and improve a life. Though man...

Hispanics, High Dropout Rates, and Influential Factors

In eight pages Hispanics are examined within the context of their high rates of dropping out of high school with sociocultural and...

Computer Testing Model Format Variations

In twenty pages this paper evaluates the program design of computer testing models and provides a testing and instructional design...

Benefits of Learning Spanish as a Second Language

being able to communicate with these classmates. Of course when we travel we come across Spanish speaking people everywhere, and ...

Public Schools and Drug Testing

is the issue of whether random drug tests should be aimed at a specific group of students who are considered to be at a higher ris...

The Necessity of Mandatory Drug Testing

Constitutional, and whether or not employers and school superintendents will be barred from implementing drug testing remains to b...

History and Testing Measures of Intelligence Theory

is supplemented by innate elements of the intellect (DeLouth, 2002). This theory keyed into the nature-nurture debate. Skipping ...

Reading Instruction and Standardized Test Scores

standardized test to determine which teaching method was most viable would be helpful in assessing the reading skills of the third...

Senior Citizen Driving Problems

did play a role in the demise of the innocent bystanders who got in his way during that deadly summer day. Whether age is a fac...

Gods and Monsters and Its Message Regarding Society and Culture

sex, and they can be both works of sexuality, and still be considered works of art. Heterosexual women may paint women who are cle...